Bookmarking siebel tools object

Bookmarks are a functionality provided in Siebel tools which is pretty similar to what hyperlinks do in HTML. This is a pretty common functionality but I haven’t seen many people use it. It can help you to save your development time.

I will try to explain with example:

You are given a CR (Change Request) to develop which involves changing 5 applets, 2 BC’s, 1 Business Service and a workflow.

So what we usually do is :

Query for that applet

Make a change, Compile it and then test it.

Then query for another Applet and other objects perform similar operation on them and re-query if any change is required.

So, that would essentially mean that you are going to query for same objects again and again and shuffling between objects using object explorer.

Here is what I do.

Query for all the applets add them as bookmarks

Query for BC’s and workflows add them as bookmarks

Now whenever I need a particular object I just click on the bookmark name and reach that object.

The steps to add any object as book mark are as following

Query for the object

Click on the show bookmarks symbol shown below

This will open a bookmark window below object explorer window

Now click on “Add Bookmark” symbol shown below

Give a name to bookmark or accept the default name
Your bookmark is now added

Whenever you need to go to that object just click on the bookmark and you will be taken to that object. After you are done with your development just delete the old bookmarks and add new according to your requirement.

Bookmarks can have many uses such as book marking a business service that you use very often and many more.